Kid’s privacy bills passed by US Senate; House path unclear
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed in a decisive 93 to 1 vote two landmark bipartisan bills that represent the first…
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US sues TikTok for alleged violations of kids’ privacy, court order
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has sued TikTok, its parent company ByteDance and affiliated companies “to put an end to…
Lawmakers paint grim picture of US data privacy in defending APRA
The U.S. Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce is marking up proposed legislation – and taking names. In remarks opening…
Redefining online safety: The evolution of age verification laws
By: Dan Yerushalmi, CEO, AU10TIX Today’s youth are more Internet-savvy than any previous generation, with sites like TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram…
FTC passes on biometric age estimation approval request from Yoti and partners
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has declined to approve biometric age estimation as a method of verifying parental consent under…
Proposed COPPA changes would expand biometrics definition
Forty-three U.S. states acting as a group have told the Federal Trade Commission they want it to update and strengthen…
Proposed changes to US children’s privacy rules count biometrics as personal data
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, unencumbered by more conservative members, is changing the nation’s primary regulation controlling commercial access to…
Court cites age estimation concerns in halting California’s online child safety law
Federal U.S. judge Beth Freeman has granted a request by NetChoice, to block the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA)….
Battle over age verification heats up in increasingly censorious US
Depending on the point of view, online life in the United States is either marching toward safety for children or…
Amazon settles suit over retention of kids’ voice data
The U.S. Department of Justice says Amazon will pay a comparatively modest civil penalty for allegedly violating multiple laws and…
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